Reviewed case brief
Jumma Masjid Mercara v Kodimaniandra Deviah
AIR 1962 SC 847
S.43 operates as an estoppel. When a person who wrongly represented authority subsequently acquires the property, title passes automatically to the original transferee without fresh conveyance. S.43 and S.6(a) operate in different fields.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1962
- Subjects
- Property Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
S.43 (feeding the grant) operates automatically; interest passes to original transferee the moment transferor acquires title; S.43 does not conflict with S.6(a)
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1962 SC 847
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